Eggert, T. (2008), Going Green for Value and Profit: Why Business Isn’t the End of the Story but the Beginning, presented to Jim Pawley’s class “Responding to Global Warming”, Zoology 400, April 10, 2008, Madison, WI

Eggert, T. (2008), Going Green in the Law Office, presented at the Wisconsin Association for Law Office Administrators monthly meeting, April 9, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), What the School of Business has to offer Retailers in the Sustainability area, presented at the Center for Retailing Excellence Board of Visitors Meeting, April 8, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Going Green for Value and Profit: Why Business Isn’t the End of the Story but the Beginning, presented to Jim Pawley’s class Responding to Global Warming, Zoology 400, November 15, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), The State of Sustainable Community Development: Notes from the Field, presented at the Nelson Institute Community Forum, September 14, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Environmental Innovation Programs: If You Build Them, Will They Come?, presented at the Multi-State Working Group national conference, June 18, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Mainstreaming Main Street Sustainability; The Development of Eco-municipalities, presented at the Multi-State Working Group national conference, June 18, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2006), Building Trust at the Community Level, published in the Capitol Region Busines Journal, June, 2006(available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200606/index.php?ntid=84765)

Eggert, T. (2006), Five Values that Should be at the Heart of Your Business, published in the Capitol Region Business Journal, May, 2006 (available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200605/index.php?ntid=81318) .

Eggert, T. (2006), Businesses Must Try to Earn Back Customers’ Trust, published in the Capitol Region Business Journal, April, 2006. (available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200604/index.php?ntid=77387

Eggert, T. , D. Anderson, R. Meissen & V. Sandborg (2005), Partners In Learning:How A Business School And A Company Worked Together To Advance Sustainability, published in Teaching Business Sustainability, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK.

My Organizations

Summary

Tom builds relationships with businesses interested in or committed to sustainability, serves as an adviser to the University of Wisconsin's Office of Sustainability, and developed and oversees the UW Microfinance Partnership.He also serves as a senior lecturer, teaching classes in People, Environment & Sustainability and Systems Thinking and Sustainability. In addition to his work with the University of Wisconsin, he is the manufacturing sector lead for the WI Department of Natural Resources. He has a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MPA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before obtaining his law degree at George Washington University, he was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. Following completion of his law degree, he worked in environmental law with the Attorney General’s Office in Montana.Tom also founded the WI Sustainable Business Council (www.wisconsinsustainability.com), and coordinates the annual WI Sustainable Business Council Conference http://www.wisconsinsustainability.com/about-the-conference/).

Work experience

Dec 2008Present

Founder and Executive Director

The WI Sustainable Business Council serves businesses from around WI who are interested in sustainability. By providing information - both through links to resources from our web page and as webinars captured from our conferences, we seek to answer business' questions about "how to". For instance, we provide assistance on "how to get started", "how to develop a sustainability report", "how to brand yourself as a green company" and "how to find a carbon calculator".

Aug 1994Present

Senior Lecturer

School of Business

Senior Lecturer, School of BusinessDeveloped and nurtured classes on corporate social and environmental responsibility and systems change. The single initial class now is taught in two parts, the first part being called “Topics in Sustainable Business Practice” and the second called “Systems Thinking and Sustainable Businesses”; anddesigned and offers the Cleantech Community Forum, bringing Cleantech entrepreneurs and funders together.

Apr 1991Present

Eastern Wisconsin Environmental Assistance Coordinator

WI Department of Natural Resources

Responsible for developing legal and policy components of the environmental excellence program within the WI DNR and for promoting and marketing the program with businesses in the eastern part of the state. Drafter of first Charter in the US which brings parties together to cooperatively work toward superior environmental performance.

Jun 1987Apr 1991

Special Assistant Attorney General

Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences

Assisted in the creation of Montana�s Superfund Program; responsible for developing the organic legislation, policies and strategies;
Secured major recovery of government costs which had been incurred for decades of government response to mining contamination;
Lead counsel on major natural resource damage case;
Drafted and negotiated state hazardous substance administrative orders and consent decrees, resulting in multi-million dollars worth of remediation work.

Education

19911995

Masters in Public Administration

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Graduated with high honors

Sep 1984May 1987

JD

George Washington University - National Law Center

graduated with honors, passed Montana Bar Exam in Aug 1987

Aug 1976May 1981

Bachelor of Science (2)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Double major in Environmental Problems & Policies and Psychology. Graduated with honors.

Skills

Teacher/trainer

Received Mabel Chipman Excellence in Teaching Award in 2008, and inducted into UW Teaching Academcy, 2009. Received the Student Faculty Board Business Award of Excellence, 2012.